Susan Mintzberg, a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Social Work, was interviewed on CBC radio The Current on April 1st, where she discussed听the importance of taking mental health into consideration when policy decisions are made about protecting seniors (and others) during the pandemic.
This topic relates to her research which looks at the role of families in mental healthcare.
Monica Batac is a PhD candidate in the School of Social Work, a dedicated and inspiring leader whose initiative has had a direct and positive impact on undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and staff at 麻豆色情片. More specifically, through her lived experience, she has envisioned new ways of building community for and with racialized students at the university. This has included a dynamic vision for creating the types of spaces that nourish and sustain racialized students on campus and across the larger Montreal community.
Congratulations to Katja Terxeira, social worker on the surgical unit at the Jewish general Hospital and recent MSW graduate for receiving the Caring Beyond Award. Katja was merited this award through the Jewish General Hospital for the compassionate efforts she made to help a patient nearing end of life plan a wedding at the hospital so he could fulfill his wish of marrying his life long partner before his death.
While many are calling for more flexible prevention focused approaches, youth protection workers in Quebec are grappling with dwindling resources and risk aversive systems that places them, and the children, families, and communities they serve in increasingly difficult positions. This pressing need for transformation has recently been tragically underscored by the death by suicide of two youth protection workers.
Date:听March 31, 2021
Time:听3:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location:听痴颈谤迟耻补濒
Open to:听 Social Work, Nursing, Physical & Occupational Therapy, Speech Language, Kinesiology, Counselling Psychology, Dentistry
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In the wake of the tragic suicides of two youth protection workers, Professors Collin-Vezina and Steve Geoffrion have published op-ed articles in La Presse and CTV News calling for more supports for child protection workers. Copies of the articles can be found here:
Delphine Collin-V茅zina has been awarded the Canadian Psychological Association Traumatic Stress Section Award for Excellence in Psychology. This award recognizes achievement within the science and practice of the psychology of traumatic stress.
Congratulations Delphine! It is a well-deserved recognition.
Cindy Blackstock named as one of the top 50 Canadians who are breaking ground, leading the debate, and shaping how we think and live, for her work as a relentless champion for Indigenous children's rights:
In her on-going series of editorials, Susan Mintzberg has published two op-eds in La Press and on the CTV news website:
~Social Work Students听Sierra Aggett & Jason Spiegler:
Humanity is experiencing a unique moment in history, with serious effects for individuals, families and societies. The time ahead will be of major importance to understand better what has been happening to us during the unexpected events following the COVID-19 outbreak. Previous studies have shown that pandemics have adverse effects on peoples鈥� living situation and well-being. Data on these issues are paramount to develop adequate and efficient measures to deal with the reactions of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Students of the 麻豆色情片 School of Social Work with access to an iPhone are invited to participate in a research study on increasing resilience to stress. Participants will engage in daily activities to increase healthy stress management skills via an iOS phone application (the JoyPop app). Participation is compensated up to $50 for the full study. This research aims to benefit social work service providers directly, as well as service users, particularly vulnerable youth.
Annual SSHRC Impact Awards celebrate top talent in Canada鈥檚 social sciences and humanities research community. Denov is recognized for her research on children and families affected by war.
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New study offers families parent training for children affected by neurodevelopmental disorders
The global pandemic has been hard on Canadians, but it has hit families affected by disability disproportionately, particularly young families.听 School-aged children with disabilities were suddenly听without supports of any kind.
Schools were shuttered in March, and while remote learning was put in place, gone were Education Assistants or Special Needs Coordinators.听 Parents were expected to teach their children alone, many of them still juggling full time work.
